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Scientia Marina, 2005 The natural toxicity of cnidarians, bryozoans and tunicates in two caves was assessed using the Microtox® technique in spring and autumn. One cave was located in the Cabrera Archipelago (Balearic Islands) and the other in the Medes Islands (Catalan ...
Ruth Martí, Maria J. Uriz, Xavier Turon
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Morphological diversity of medusan lineages constrained by animal–fluid interactions [PDF]
, 2007 Cnidarian medusae, commonly known as jellyfish, represent the earliest known animal taxa to achieve locomotion using muscle power. Propulsion by medusae requires the force of bell contraction to generate forward thrust.
Colin, Sean P. +2 more
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Sonic Hedgehog Is a Member of the Hh/DD-Peptidase Family That Spans the Eukaryotic and Bacterial Domains of Life. [PDF]
, 2018 Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) coordinates Zn2+ in a manner that resembles that of peptidases. The ability of Shh to undergo autoproteolytic processing is impaired in mutants that affect the Zn2+ coordination, while mutating residues essential for catalytic ...
Roelink, Henk
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Signaling cascades and the importance of moonlight in coral broadcast mass spawning
eLife, 2015 Many reef-building corals participate in a mass-spawning event that occurs yearly on the Great Barrier Reef. This coral reproductive event is one of earth's most prominent examples of synchronised behavior, and coral reproductive success is vital to the ...
Paulina Kaniewska +4 more
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siRNA-mediated gene knockdown via electroporation in hydrozoan jellyfish embryos
Scientific Reports, 2022 As the sister group to bilaterians, cnidarians stand in a unique phylogenetic position that provides insight into evolutionary aspects of animal development, physiology, and behavior.
Tokiha Masuda-Ozawa +5 more
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eLife, 2015 Moonlight alters the expression of a number of genes in coral cells in order to synchronize the release of sex cells across different coral species.
Didier Zoccola, Sylvie Tambutté
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Sea anemones may thrive in a high CO2 world [PDF]
, 2012 Increased seawater pCO 2, and in turn 'ocean acidification' (OA), is predicted to profoundly impact marine ecosystem diversity and function this century.
Andersson AJ +15 more
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The Complicated Evolutionary Diversification of the Mpeg-1/Perforin-2 Family in Cnidarians
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 The invertebrate innate immune system is surprisingly complex, yet our knowledge is limited to a few select model systems. One understudied group is the phylum Cnidaria (corals, sea anemones, etc.).
Brian M. Walters +3 more
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Horizontal gene transfer contributed to the evolution of extracellular surface structures [PDF]
, 2012 The single-cell layered ectoderm of the fresh water polyp Hydra fulfills the function of an epidermis by protecting the animals from the surrounding medium.
Altstätter, Johannes +13 more
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Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins
Toxins, 2015 Cnidarians are the oldest extant lineage of venomous animals. Despite their simple anatomy, they are capable of subduing or repelling prey and predator species that are far more complex and recently evolved. Utilizing specialized penetrating nematocysts,
Mahdokht Jouiaei +5 more
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